It was a familiar title in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, but it suggested many ideas to me as to what it would be about, I had no idea it was a real life story, but not a documentary, and not a fictionalised version of events, but a combination of both. Basically director Abbas Kiarostami (also appearing in the film) brings together all those involved in the case of Hossain Sabzian, who was charged with impersonating a film director Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Gabbeh, The Cyclist) and entering the home of the Ahankhah family, visiting numerous times pretending to be interested in making a film in their house. He even managed to talk members of the family into letting him "borrow" money to "prepare for his film"; he was only caught out when a photograph of the real Makhmalbaf was spotted in a magazine, and a journalist/reporter (Hossain Farazmand) confirms he is an impostor. The footage of the film consists of the real people, playing themselves obviously, re-enacting what they all did in this situation, and the court case, but these scenes are not in chronological order. Also starring Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah – father, Mehrdad Ahankhah – son, Monoochehr Ahankhah – son, Mahrokh Ahankhah – daughter, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi – daughter, Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni - family friend and Haj Ali Reza Ahmadi – Judge. The concept of using the real people to play themselves in a nearly fictionalised re-enacting of what they all did in the real situation is quite clever, it is rare that the real people appear acting, especially playing themselves on screen, only United 93 comes to mind, so it I supposed adds realism as well as unusual mischievousness, an interesting experimental documentary drama. Good!